/shield
 

I tried to /shield someone tonight and it says I needed an actual shield, Now I certainly did not tank before velious era in classic so I may be wrong but I don't ever recall needing a shield to use this skill before?

This was never in classic.

I played up to and a little into Luclin and I have no idea what the heck /shield is.

It was a warrior skill allowing you to target a PC and absorb I think 50% of the damage inflicted on the target for such and such amount of time. I remember using this a few times in KC, but I was in there post trilogy IRRC.

Refrence from 2002:
http://www.realpoor.com/New_warrior_...yet__t460.html

Syntax:
/shield [Player name] "activates the shield command on your current target, shileding incomming melee damage."